Garifuna Mother Tongue and Over Fifty Famous Garinagu: Over 500 Words, Sayings, Commands, and Emotions

By Frank Palacio

This book is like a "Student's Companion" for Garifuna language and includes: * Over 500 Interesting Garifuna words and sayings * Including commands, emotions, body language, and tease words * Garifuna words are used in sentences in proper context and translated into English * Garifuna pronouns and prefixes ga and ma are discussed * Garifuna verb tenses: present, past, future, conditional, and perfect * 40-50 short stories about famous and influential Garifuna people mainly from Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras and their achievements are included * Essays on the importance of learning to read, speak, and write in Garifuna * Interview with Garifuna advocate and linguist Roy Cayetano Who can use this book : * Students of Garifuna language * Teachers of Garifuna language * Parents of Garifuna children * Garifuna organizations and institutions * Schools and Libraries Our Garifuna people are very resilient, intelligent, and hardworking. Some of our other characteristics include a talent for learning languages, and we place a high value on education and religion. These qualities can be seen in the struggle and achievements of the people selected as Garifuna profiles. How else can someone explain the great gains made by the Garifuna people in Belize for example, where we are less than 10% of the population? This section of the book is a compilation of Garinagu who have made valuable contributions in their field, job, community, or country. Those who are successful and proud of being Garifuna were also the ones that I selected. Many of them were firsts or trailblazers in their field such as: The first Roman Catholic Garifuna bishop, the first Garifuna senator, the first Garifuna mayor, the first female, and Garifuna acting chief magistrate, etc. They have inspired countless others with their accomplishments, and they need to be acknowledged and thanked. I thought about the household names of Garinagu achievers and over-achievers from my childhood in Belize. I thought why not expand this list to include the names of Garinagu from Honduras, Guatemala, the United States, and other places, with the same goal in mind, to inspire our young people and future generations. Let the world know, and especially let every Garifuna know, that we are all connected and that we have achieved and succeeded in all these countries where we have lived. The struggle, however, is not over. We have to look out for each other, work together, network, and uplift our people in the true spirit of our ancestors who believed in working together and being proud of our origins.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D543HPK2
• ISBN13: 9798326450418
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.4" x 7.5"